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Hurdle Race (GBB Race
for juvenile three yrs old x Total race value £9100 Owners Prize Money. 1st £3505, 2nd £1753, 3rd £876, 4th £438, 5th £280, 6th £280. (Penalty Value £4574.64)
THIRD RACE 2.50
2m 1f 164y
Leading course trainer (17-22): G L Moore (52 wins from 353 runners, 15%) runs EXECUTIVE POOL and STARSPANGLEDJAMA Trainer-in-form (last 14 days): D Pipe (3 wins from 10 runners, 30%) runs BORNTOBEALEADER Fancy That: Miss S West won this race in 2018 and 2019. The stable runs MR FREEDOM today. Longest Traveller: I HAVE A VOICE trained by N Hawke, Tiverton, 180 miles.
Br Breeding O Owner B Breeder J Jockey T Trainer S Sponsor
no horse age st-lb
1 MR FREEDOM (GB) (14) 31 D
Br B g Sixties Icon - Waitingforachance O The Affordable (3) Partnership
11-7
Marc Goldstein J Sheena West, Lewes T B Mike Channon Bloodstock Limited Southdowns Unleashed S TIMEFORM VIEW Failed to win on the Flat but struck at just the second time of asking over hurdles in Fontwell juvenile 14 days ago. This looks a slightly deeper race but he did it comfortably and his stable is no stranger to success in this contest. TFRHHHHI BHA102 2 BORNTOBEALEADER (IRE) (21)
Br Ch g Churchill (IRE) - Shake The Moon (GER) O Mr Aidan J. Ryan
11-0
Tom Scudamore J David Pipe, Wellington T B Prospect Stables /J. Kehoe W & S Recycling S TIMEFORM VIEW First run since gelded when a ready winner in selling company on the Flat at Goodwood (11f) last month. Sold from Amanda Perrett’s yard for £21,000 at the subsequent auction. Interesting recruit to hurdles for new stable. TFRHHHHH BHA3 EXECUTIVE POOL (GB) (14) 4 BF
Br B g Churchill (IRE) - She’s So Flawless (IRE) O The Dubai Five
11-0
Niall Houlihan (3) J Gary Moore, Horsham T B Petches Farm Ltd K M Elite Products Ltd S TIMEFORM VIEW Fair Flat winner. 13 1/2 lengths fourth of 5 to the reopposing Mr Freedom on Fontwell hurdle debut but he’s likely to do better, particularly with the blinkers he wore to good effect on the Flat back in place. TFRHHHHI BHA4 I HAVE A VOICE (IRE) (37)
Br B g Vocalised (USA) - Fionnuar (IRE) O Molly and Paul Willis
11-0
David Noonan J Nigel Hawke, Tiverton T B J. S. Bolger Junction 24 Ltd S TIMEFORM VIEW Fairly useful Flat winner in Ireland for Jim Bolger. Tailed off in 2m Nottingham handicap for new yard last month but his Irish form suggests he should be up to making an impact over hurdles. Tongue tied first time. Stable won this in 2020. TFRHHHII BHA5 MAJOR GATSBY (IRE) (34)
Br Gr g The Grey Gatsby (IRE) - Monteamiata (IRE) O Mr & Mrs RJ Manning
11-0
Harry Kimber (5) J Bill Turner, Sherborne T B Kildaragh Stud R Jm Design & Build S TIMEFORM VIEW Had a productive time on the Flat this year, winning 4 times over 7f . The obvious concern is whether he’ll have the stamina for jumping. TFRHHIII BHA6 STARSPANGLEDJAMA (IRE) (10)
Br B g Starspangledbanner (AUS) - Retinal (IRE)
11-0
Jamie Moore J
O Alan Jamieson Site Services & G L Moore
Gary Moore, Horsham T B Ringfort Stud Ltd K M Elite Products Ltd S TIMEFORM VIEW Little show in 4 runs on the Flat, including a low-grade handicap at Epsom 10 days ago. Executive Pool has to be considered the stable first string unless the betting hints otherwise. TFRHHIII BHA7 BOUDICA WARRIOR (IRE) (31) 34
Br B f War Command (USA) - Miss Estrada (IRE)
10-7
Jack Quinlan J
O Mrs Victoria De Sousa
Amy Murphy, Newmarket T B Mrs Renata Coleman Amy Murphy Racing Ltd S TIMEFORM VIEW Fair maiden on Flat. Has achieved only barely modest form in a pair of juvenile hurdles in recent months so the headgear which is on for the first time over hurdles will need to spark improvement. TFRHHIII BHA84
DECLARED RUNNERS 7 2021: IMPULSIVE ONE (USA) 3 10 12 James Bowen 11-4 (Nicky Henderson) 11 ran
Blinkers worn first time by No. 7. Tongue Strap worn first time by No. 4. Blinkers worn by No. 3.
Stewards Note:
I HAVE A VOICE: Following its run on 12/8/2022 it was reported that the horse did not get the trip. BOUDICA WARRIOR: Following its run on 18/8/2022 it was reported that the horse cut a leg and finished lame.
Probable S.P’s: 9-4 Mr Freedom (GB), 11-4 Executive Pool (GB), 4-1 Borntobealeader (IRE), 10-1 I Have A Voice (IRE), 12-1 Boudica Warrior (IRE), 16-1 Major Gatsby (IRE), 33-1 Starspangledjama (IRE)
PLAY SMARTER
BORNTOBEALEDAER was a ready winner in selling company on the Flat at Goodwood last month and is taken to make the most of the 7lb he receives from Fontwell-scorer Mr Freedom and make a successful start to his hurdling career for new trainer David Pipe. Executive Pool was a fair way behind Mr Freedom at Fontwell but could improve with that initial experience of hurdling behind him. TIMEFORM PREDICTION: 1.BORNTOBEALEADER (IRE) 2.MR FREEDOM 3.EXECUTIVE POOL
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USE OF SCREENS
It is now standard practice for screens to be erected around any horse receiving veterinary attention on the ground. This does not reflect on the severity of any injury, but allows the vet some privacy, and the patient a calm environment in which to make a recovery. Please do not assume the worst if you see screens erected around a fallen horse. All equine care at Plumpton is provided by: Sussex Equine Hospital Billingshurst Rd, Ashington, West Sussex RH20 3BB
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Norman Sharpe died suddenly on the 6th July 2015. He was 54 years old. 2022 represents the fourth year that Norman’s friends and family have gathered at Plumpton racecourse to remember some really good times and enjoy a day that he would have just loved. Norman (or Norm to many of his friends) was born in Edinburgh in 1961. He was a proud Scotsman and a very keen sportsman. The combination of being a Hibs supporter and a Scotsman meant the victory celebrations were few and far between but the (many) near misses were, strangely, still enjoyed. Norman may have been Scottish by birth, but he was also very much a man of Sussex – indeed, his parents still live in Cuckfield. He was brought up in Haywards Heath, attending the local Grammar School. He represented the county and south of England at rugby, also playing regularly for Felbridge Juniors and London Scottish before an injury prevented further potential progression. Norman also played football for the local team, Franklands Village. Whilst he loved to play football with his mates, his ball playing talents were somewhat limited and he achieved much more success as a manager. Norman studied at Kingston Polytechnic and then lived in South-West London for a few years after completing his degree. He worked in London, initially as an accountant, before finding his true career in sales within the building industry. Over some 30 years, he enjoyed extended times with both Taylor-Wimpey and Persimmon. Whether it was at work or at play, Norman was always at his best engaging with people. Norman moved back to Partridge Green in Sussex in the early 1990s, where he lived happily with his wife and three daughters, until his untimely passing. So, why do we feel that Plumpton is the place for approaching 50 of Norman’s friends and family to get together and to sponsor a race in his name? Norman loved horse racing. He regularly attended Plumpton in his late teens before he moved to London. At that point, Ascot, Sandown, Kempton and Epsom became his racecourses of choice. In the years since 1984, he attended the Prix De L’Arc de Triomphe at Longchamp some 27 times. He did that because he loved horse racing but he also did it because he loved going horse racing with his friends. For those of you reading this who didn’t know him, Norman was great company and if he was out for the day or night you wanted to be part of it. He was immensely generous, very loyal and had a wonderful sense of humour. Norman was a very good friend, and we miss him greatly.
